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05-13-2009, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DuoMaxwell2x4 View Post
I have searched, 'everywhere' for this symbol @_@ and I still cant find it I dont know if its Higarana, Kanji or Katakana although I suspect its either Katakana or Kanji, its very similar to ma but its not here is a basic picture I drew of that symbol Please help Im trying to translate a Novel I bought and I cant translate that sentence without that symbol! T_T Its driving me insane not knowing @_@
Excuse me but you're trying to translate a novel when you aren't sure if a ceratin character is a kana or kanji?

That is called "踊り字=おどりじ" and it's considered a kind of an "honorary" kanji.
It is used in a kanji word to show that the immediately precedng kanji is repeated.

国々(くにぐに)= (many) countries
山々(やまやま)= the mountains
数々(かずかず)= many
色々(いろいろ)= varied, many kinds of
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